I just read the following article and am amazed at three things: 1) How is the demand for this product still so high? 2) How the heck can they say that they will not meet the holiday demand? 3) I’ve still never seen one on a store shelf – but if I do, I’m buying it and putting it on eBay!
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Reggie Fils-Aime: the Wii will not be able to meet holiday demand
By Ben Kuchera | Published: October 01, 2007 – 11:34AM CT
While in the past Nintendo of America President Reggie Fil-Aime has said the supply of the hard-to-find Wii would be “unprecedented,” that apparently means that the hardware will last five minutes on the store shelves (instead of three_ before selling out. The outspoken executive was candid when he spoke to the San Jose Mercury News (registration required) about the holidays, saying that “I can’t guarantee that we’re going to meet demand. As a matter of fact, I can tell you on the record we won’t.”
If you’re a parent with a child who really wants to play Wii Sports, those words may send cold chills down your spine.
Reggie’s advice for those parents? “They ought to stop by on a frequent basis. We’re going to flow hardware. It’s not that it’s going to show up only on one occasion. It’s going to be constantly flowing in.”
The takeaway message from these quotes is that it’s going to be a long, hard holiday season for those looking for a Wii. It’s amazing to think that this will be the second Christmas the Wii has been available, and sales have yet to slow down. In most cases, according to friends in retail, the systems never reach the shelves; they’re sold right out of the shipment boxes.
Good luck, and godspeed in the coming months. Hopefully we’ll be able to find a DS or two.
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